In Hawaii, Obama golfs with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak
By David Nakamura December 24 at 5:42 PM
President Obama, left, smiles at Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak as they play golf at Marine Corps Base Hawaii's Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course in Kaneohe, Hawaii on Dec. 24, 2014 (AP / Jacquelyn Martin)
HONOLULU — President Obama has generally refrained from mixing business and pleasure on the golf course. On vacation here in Hawaii, he has mostly hit the links with the same circle of longtime friends and White House aides he usually pals around with. Until Wednesday, when a newbie joined the First Foursome — Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.
The White House said Najib, along with aides Joe Paulsen and Mike Brush, was playing with the president on the course at the Marine Corps base at Kanehoe Bay. Turns out Najib was in town on his own getaway, and it is not unprecedented for Obama to do a golf summit with a world leader. Last year in Hawaii, he played with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key. (In 2011, Obama famously played a round with House Speaker John A. Boehner at Andrews Air Force Base that did not exactly lead to a good working relationship off the course.) Last edited by MrRothschild on 26-12-2014 08:58 PM
7.52pm: Prime Minister Najib Razak’s private jet, registered as 9M-NAA, landed in Indianapolis, Indiana, from Los Angeles at 6.52pm Malaysian time, according to online flight tracking website FlightRadar24.
The plane landed at Los Angeles airport at 1.40pm Malaysian time from Honolulu, Hawaii, where he was on holiday.
The prime minister has cut short his vacation and is expected to arrive in Kelantan tomorrow to oversee rescue operations.
kebabian apa kah ini....
dari hawaii, bukan nak balik...pergi pulak ke los angeles......
dari los angeles, pun tak nak balik lagi, singgah pulak di indiana......
apa nak jadi ko ni, bijan???
alaaaa.. kata smlm dah turun ke pahang.. hari ni joli2 kat amarika ngan obama kejap.. esok lusa sambung balik arr melawat kawasan... arahan dihujung jari maa.. tepon je say yes no yes no...